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[–] anarchrist@lemmy.dbzer0.com 40 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Also we Americans are pretty good at paving every square inch inch of an island. We did Manhattan and are working on doing Long Island.

[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You also just demolish everything every now and then because old is not the american way, while this side of the ocean tends to constantly maintain and improve on what already exists.

Glass towers tend to make a boring landscape.

[–] millie@lemmy.film 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Huh? I mean buildings get condemned or rebuilt sometimes, but talk like that tells me you haven't been to Boston or New York.

[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

I was commenting based on several documentaries on the US I've watched, where it was covered the building habits in the country.

I'm aware you have older cities but the trend is to tear down and build over, new and bigger.

[–] mateG@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 1 year ago

Pretty sure this is Rovinj in Croatia

[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago
[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

It's like a less shitty Kowloon Walled City.

[–] stewie3128@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Depends. Does it have any oil we could invade?

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago

Looks like an overcrowded mess to me.

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The only responsible response to marble statue twitter is a swift unapologetic block. The next best thing is to completely clown on them.

[–] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

The holy roman empire roots for you

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

How do you number the streets? /s